Health benefits of blood donating

June 14 (WTN) -Blood donation is becoming necessary for many reasons these days, but the best part is that by giving blood to the needy people we can save their lives, even the blood donor get the health benefits of blood donating.

Blood has many life-saving elements which are helpful in treating various types of diseases and injuries. For many people, donors are like their lifeline. Blood donation brings a beautiful experience of touching one's life closely. This is the experience, which cannot be described in words.

Healthy persons between 18 to 60 years of ages who are above 50 kg, can donate 350 ml of blood. Men can donate blood once in three months and women can donate blood once in four months.

Let's know about the health benefits that we get from blood donating.

1. By donating blood at regular intervals the amount of iron in the body is balanced and keeps the blood donor away from heart attack.

2. Keeps the blood donor away from the risk of cancer in various organs.

3. It reduces cholesterol and regulates blood pressure.

4. It burns more calories and fat, and keeps the whole body fit.

5. Blood donation not only saves the life of a person, but creates new cells in the blood donor.

6. It controls the level of iron, which makes the blood thicker and increases the free radical damage.

By donating blood, the life of many people can be saved and those people who have lost their hopes are expected to live.